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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Titor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bishop's choice of entrance music: teenagers. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Titor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Titors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like John Titor has been cut.
Titor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bishop did well to prevent Titor getting side control.
Bishop is looking for a sweep. Titor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Titor wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bishop closes the distance and pushes Titor back into the cage.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Titor in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bishop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bishop turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Titor is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Titor is trying to buck Bishop off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Titor is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bishop trying to control the action but Titor is working from the bottom.
Bishop working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position but Titor is working away.
Titor is trying to improve his position.
Titor defending against the ground and pound.
Titor struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Titor manages to get back to half guard.
Titor wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Titor is staying active underneath Bishop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bishop is thwarting Titor's attempts to control the position.
Titor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bishop's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bishop's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Titor's arms.
What can Bishop do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Titor looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop trying to control the action but Titor just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Titor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bishop has Titor pressed against the cage.
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bishop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Titor is fending him off so far but Bishop persists. Nope, Titor circles away and we're back to standing.
Titor keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Titor tries to clinch but Bishop moves away
and Bishop moves into the clinch.
Bishop stalling in the clinch.
Bishop lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bishop lands a knee to the body.
Bishop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Titor won't want to take too many of those.
Bishop digs a right hand into Titor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Titor's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Titor can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bishop is working Titor over against the cage.
Bishop misses with a knee strike.
Titor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Titor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Titor backwards.
Bishop has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Titor is trying to keep an underhook but Bishop manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titor trying to control here.
Bishop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Titor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bishop passes to full mount!
Titor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control but Titor is keeping him busy.
Bishop prevents Titor from standing back up.
Titor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop wants to free his trapped foot but Titor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
John Titor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Titor is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Titor moves into full guard.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Titor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Walter Bishop wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Titor tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop has managed to clinch.
Titor tries to circle away but Bishop has him pinned against the cage.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Titor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bishop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Titor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bishop as he jumps to the side.
Bishop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop moves into the clinch.
Bishop slowing the pace effectively.
Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Titor is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop has closed the distance and engaged Titor in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Titor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop leaning against his opponent.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John Titor's cut is getting worse.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Titor tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Titor misses
and Bishop moves into the clinch.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titor misses with a takedown
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop clinches with his opponent.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Titor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bishop as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Titor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titor jumps guard but Bishop turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working Titor over with knees to the body.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Titor's defenses.
Bishop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Jeez, John Titor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Titor won't want to take too many of those.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Titor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop clinches with his opponent.
Bishop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Titor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Walter Bishop!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Walter Bishop made sure he mentioned KINGDOM, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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